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When you live in Paris, and fashion is such a point of pride for the French, it's always around and you're very much exposed to it from an early age. It was always something I knew about and really liked.

— Joseph Altuzarra

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Paris is paramount for fashion, always was - always will be.

— Manolo Blahnik

The influence of Paris, for instance, is now minimal. Yet a lot is written about Paris fashion.

— Geoffrey Beene

Paris is one of my favorite cities, but Paris during Fashion Week is everything!

— Brad Goreski

Heading to Paris when I was 17 and modelling exposed me to high fashion, which influenced me to dress on-trend - not extravagantly, but always in fashion.

— Suzy Amis

It's funny because I think that both France and Britain are known for their distinctive styles, and everyone says that France is so chic and elegant but I think, more than that, French women are renowned for dressing in what suits them.

— Alexa Chung

Do you know how rare it is in parts of America to actually see 'an outfit'? France? I don't want to be anti-French, but there isn't a more unattractive group of people on the streets.

— Tom Ford

I think London, New York, Paris, Milan, any big city has its own fashion. I don't know why they make such a big thing of Paris. I think maybe it comes from French New Wave films portraying the French girl as very feminine.

— Josephine de La Baume

I love French style from the Thirties and Forties. French movie stars like Jean Gabin and Yves Montand had so much natural, effortless style.

— Vincent Cassel

Going out in Paris was like going out in the '30s dressed like the Andrews Sisters. It was everything I'd seen in books at my grandparents' house, only it was our generation.

— Christian Lacroix

✗Opposing Perspectives

When I was younger, I had no interest. But after I went to Paris to see the collections for the first time a few years ago, they made a huge impression on me. I realized that fashion is an art form, like acting or painting.

— Camilla Belle